MARTNEZ DE LA ROSA (BERDEJO GMEZ Y ARROYO), FRANCISCO

born March 10, 1787, Granada, Spain died Feb. 7, 1862, Madrid Spanish dramatist, poet, and conservative statesman. He became a professor of philosophy at the University of Granada in 1705. His play La conjuracin de Venecia (The Conspiracy of Venice), written during his political exile in France (182331) and staged in Madrid shortly after he became prime minister of the new government (1834), was the first success of the Romantic theatre in Spain. His importance is purely historical. He later served as ambassador to Paris (1844) and Rome (1848).